The What Is Who EP, MANIK’s debut for Poker Flat, keeps his characteristic simplicity intact, but signals a shift in his production that favors the small details.
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Daryl Stay, My Groove EP
With a hot new batch of younger labels stealing their thunder, Poker Flat is no longer seen as the vital label it once was, though like Get Physical who are also victim of the same zeitgeist, a release with the famed imprint can still spell big things for a producer. Though they bill him as a newcomer on the release info, Daryl Stay is anything but, having notched up his first release as early as 1997. His profile has hardly been prolific to date, but this Englishman may well experience a surge in interest with his latest release for Steve Bug’s aforementioned label.
Donnacha Costello, Before We Say Goodbye
Travel seems to always conjure mixed feelings. We travel with friends and loved ones on holiday but we also travel for work/commute. The ease and relative affordability of flight means we’re sometimes quite a ways from home, while anything less than a thirty minute commute is a luxury most don’t have. As a much loved producer, Donnacha Costello, then, finds himself in an odd relationship with travel, often on the road due to a mixture of work and pleasure. On, Before We Say Goodbye, his fourth album and first since 2003’s Isol on Rastor-Noton, Donnacha mulls over his time spent at the gate and on the train, expressing these thoughts through a small collection of analog gear (only four instruments in total).